THE CORRELATION BETWEEN GRAMMAR MASTERY AND WRITING ACHIEVEMENT OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI HINDU 2 SUKAWATI IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022
Keywords:
correlation, grammar mastery, writing achievementAbstract
The objective of this study was to find out the significant correlation between grammar mastery and writing achievement of the eighth-grade students of SMP Negeri Hindu 2 Sukawati in the academic year 2021/2022. The design was a correlation study research design. The sample was 40 students. In collecting the data for this research, the writer used two types of tests: the grammar mastery test to test students' grammar mastery of past tense and the writing test to recount paragraphs for testing students' writing achievements. It got a score of 3.010 for grammar mastery and 3.232 for writing achievement. The data were analysed by using SPSS 25.0 which consists of the Normality test, Homogeneity test, Pearson Product Moment, and T-testing. The finding out of the study revealed that the hypothesis in this study was high correlation accepted. According to the result of Pearson Product Moment, it is found that r was 0.608. It lies between 0.600 – 0.800 which is a high level. Based on the result, it can be concluded that there is a significant correlation between grammar mastery and writing achievement of the eighth-grade students of SMP Negeri Hindu 2 Sukawati in the academic year 2021/2022.
References
Azzar, B. S. (2003). A Fundamental of English Grammar (Third Edition). London: Longman.
Brown, H. D. (2004). Language Assessment Principles and Classroom Practices. New York: Pearson Education Inc.
Gray, C. D. and Kinnear, P. R. (2012). IBM SPSS Statistics 19 Made Simple. East Sussex: Psychology Press.
Hinton, P. R., McMurray, I., Brownlow, C. (2014) SPSS Explained (2ndED). Hove: Routledge.
Marczyk, G., DeMatteo, D., & Festinger, D. (2005). Essentials of Research Design and Methodology. New York: John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Nelson, G. (2002). English an Essential Grammar. United States of America Routledge.
Oshima, A., & Hague, A. (2007). Introduction for Academic Writing Third Edition. Longman Pearson Education, Inc.
Pallant, J. (2007). SPSS Survival Manual a Step by Step Guide to Data. New York: Open University Press.
Richard, C. J. and Schmidt, R. (2002). Longman dictionary of Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics. London: Pearson Education.
Sargeant, H. (2007). Basic English Grammar Book 2. Singapore: Saddleback Educational Publishing.
Wibawa, I. M. S. (2021). The Correlation between Students’ Grammar Mastery and Writing Achievement of the Eleventh Grade Students of SMK PGRI 3 Badung in Academic Year 2020/2021 (Unpublished Thesis). Universitas Mahasaraswati Denpasar, Denpasar.
Sariningsih,N.K, Sawitri, N.L P.D., Widhiasih, L.K.S, (2021). The Correlation Between Reading Habit and Narative Text Writing Ability of Tenth-Grade Students of SMAN 1 Rendang in Academic Year 2020/2021. Academic Journal on English Studies, Vol 1, No 2.
Widiastuti, I. A. M. S., Mukminatien, N., Prayogo, J. A., & Irawati, E. (2020). Dissonances between teachers’ beliefs and practices of formative assessment in EFL classes. International Journal of Instruction, 13(1), 71–84. H
Widiastuti, I.A.Md. Sri & Saukah, A. Formative Assessment in EFL Classroom Practices. Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya. 2017; 45(1), 50-63. Available from: http://journal2.um.ac.id/index.php/jbs/article/ viewFile/677/419
